"Huh, women..."

Well, that's the first time a mid-credits scene made me choke up and add another half-a-star to my rating.
Sinners is an excellent piece of genre-mixing. The midpoint, where past, present and future collide in a stunning long-take, is already my favourite scene of the year. And everything that follows is absolute brilliance!
Barbenheimer
I'm just dropping a quick review on what will probably be my favourite film of 2023, before going to the other spectrum of this double feature – Oppenheimer, also a big contender for that title. Before writing anything else, I have to add: it is extremely rare I give a film five stars on a first watch. Especially a film that I expected to be good, but not great; a film with a topic (i.e., Mattel's Barbie) that I…
David Lynch had a... wonderful influence on Isabella Rossellini!
★★★★ = Directing
★★★ = Narrative
★★★★ = Visuals
★★★★★ = Performance
★★★★ = Sound
Challenge: 30/52 Films by Women